East News for December 2025
- Massachusetts Man Hid Payroll to Skirt Taxes, Lower Workers’ Compensation Costs
- Trump Files Fresh $10 Billion Suit Over WSJ’s Epstein Story
- Court Overturns Mass.-Based Insulet’s $59M Trade Secret Verdict
- NY Lawmakers Agree to Governor’s Auto Insurance Reforms in New Budget
- Lawyer Who Filed Viral Suit Against JPMorgan Seeks to Exit Case
- Initial Report Finds Fatal Fire, Explosion at Maine Lumber Mill Was Accidental
- USI Insurance Services Claims Ex-Broker Poached Clients for Own New Agency
- Uber, Lyft Drivers in Massachusetts Form First US Ride-Share Union
- JPMorgan Banker Sues Ex-Colleague Over ‘Fabricated’ Sex Claims
- US Supreme Court Denies Meta’s Challenge to Vermont Social Media Addiction Lawsuit
- Beacon Mutual Begins Notifying Those Affected by Data Breach
- After Complaint, GEICO Agrees to Modify Cancellation Process That Uses AI
- New York Shipyard Blast Killed 1, Injured More Than 30 Firefighters
- New York Issues Cybersecurity Tips for a ‘Heightened Threat’ Climate With AI
- Judge Refuses to Delay Civil Trial Over Fatal Baltimore Bridge Collapse
- Vermonters to Vote on Equal Protection Amendment to State Constitution
- Maine High Court Upholds Claims Settlement, Case Dismissal Over Insured’s Objection
- NY Archdiocese Can Depose Chubb CEO Greenberg in Clergy Abuse Claims Case
- Sands Point Risk Acquires New Jersey’s Launch Environmental Underwriters
- Arthur J. Gallagher’s RPS Acquires McKee Risk Management
- Virginia Governor Vetoes Bill to Allow Class Actions
- People Moves: Nessa Joins Lawley; Great Bay Adds Famiglietti
- Vermonters Concerned Over Ongoing PFAS Contamination in Bennington County
- New York Homes Most Exposed to Hurricane Risk, Beating Miami
- Judge Blocks Trump DOJ’s Demand for Rhode Island Transgender Kids’ Medical Records
- Jury Awards $49.5M to Massachusetts Family of Woman Killed in 2019 Boeing Max Crash
- Shipbuilder, Baltimore Officials Seize Upon Criminal Charges Against Dali Manager
- FAA Admits Failure to Act on Warnings Before Jet-Copter Collision Killed 67 People
- CopperPoint Insurance to Acquire Surety Specialist General Indemnity Group
- Justice Department Accuses Yale Medical School of Illegally Using Race in Admissions
- New Virginia Ban on ‘Assault Firearms’ Prompts Lawsuits From Gun-Rights Groups
- Maine Mourns 27-Year-Old Firefighter Killed in Lumber Mill Explosion
- NH House Passes Self-Insurance for Childcare, Behavioral Health Businesses
- Timeline of Baltimore’s Key Bridge Collapse That Killed 6 People
- Chicago Museum’s ‘Knight Rider’ Car Ticketed for Speeding in NY Hasn’t Moved in Years
- AM Best Downgrades Credit Ratings of Arrow Mutual of Massachusetts
- New York Hopes Captives Can Lower Affordable Housing Insurance Costs
- Appeals Court Spares Trump From Paying $83M Defamation Award for Now
- NYU Hospital Subpoenaed for Information on Gender-Affirming Care for Children
- Former Walgreens Manager Sentenced for Role in 7 Inside-Job Robberies
- People Moves: Daughton Joins Lawley as Director of Sales Development
- Uber and FedEx Get Green Light for Racketeering Suit Against Lawyers, Doctors
- Maryland Announces $2.5 Billion Settlement Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse
- US Brings Criminal Charges Over Baltimore Bridge Crash; Ship Operator Objects
- NJ High Court Blocks Double Recovery of Future PIP Medical Benefits
- NYC Moves Closer to Rent Freeze Promised by Mayor Mamdani
- Connecticut Expands Protections for Workers Including Victims of Assault
- TikTok Must Face Massachusetts Lawsuit Alleging It Harms Young Users
- People Moves: Maryland Auto Insurance Board Appointees Confirmed
- University of Vermont Hopes New Weather Station Fills Flood Prediction Gaps
- Lawmakers Interrupt New York Governor’s Victory Lap on State Budget Agreement
- Trump Administration Investigating Smith College Over Transgender Policy
- How Pittsburgh Insurance Agent Ended Up on Stage at 2026 NFL Draft
- Virginia Monitoring Traveler Linked to Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship
- New York State Has Budget Deal That Includes Auto Insurance Reforms: Gov. Hochul
- Eric Cioppa, Long-Time Insurance Regulator and Leader, Passes Away in Maine
- Sandy Hook School Safety Program Draws 400K Anonymous Tips, Teaches Red Flags
- Man Sentenced for Commercial Learner’s Permit Cheating Scam Using Bluetooth
- JPMorgan Tried to Settle Sexual Assault Claims Before Lawsuit: Spokesperson
- People Moves: Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Promotes Leadership Team Members
- Pennsylvania Sues Character AI, Says Chatbot Poses as Doctors
- Spanberger Weighs Legislation to Allow Class Action Lawsuits in Virginia Courts
- EEOC Lawsuit Claims NY Times Wrongly Denied White Male Editor a Promotion
- Electrical Fire Closes Broadway Theater Showing ‘The Book of Mormon’
- Rhode Island Approves 2.5% Workers’ Compensation Decrease
- Kalshi Grilled by Massachusetts High Court Over What Gambling Is
- Delta Dental Insurers to Pay New York $2.25M Over Cybersecurity Incident
- Massive Explosion at NYC Home Sends Police Officers Flying
- United Jet Hits Truck and Light Pole on Turnpike in Landing at Newark Airport
- Mayor Mamdani Pushes to Shrink New York Business Tax Credit
- RI Settles With Deloitte for $12M Over 2024 Ransomware Attack on Benefits System
- Protective Life to Acquire P/C Specialty Insurance Carrier Obsidian
- Trucordia Acquires Paradiso Insurance of Connecticut
- New Hampshire Ups DUI Test Refusal Penalty
- Upstate New York Agent Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $50M From Neighbors
- That Dog Won’t Hunt. Jury Awards $5.2 Million to Accident Victim.
- FM Earns Guinness World Records Title for ‘Largest Display of Fire Sprinklers’
- Marsh McLennan Agency to Buy Health and Benefits Broker TriBridge Partners
- People Moves: Friedson Joins Alliant’s Mid-Atlantic Benefits Team
- Public Adjuster Charged With Stealing $140K in Insurance Payouts
- Cyberattack on NJ School Forces Debt Sale to Cover Stolen Funds
- Brown University Sued by Students Injured in Shooting; FBI Issues Report
- Newport Specialty Partners Acquires New York Personal Lines MGA Complex Coverage
- LaGuardia Controller Staffing on Night of Collision May Have Violated Rules
- NJ Insurance Regulators Tell Lawmakers They Need Big Staff Increase
- How Pennsylvania Added 33,000 Insurance Agents in 3 Years
- Inside World’s Largest Art Heist When $500M of Boston Museum’s Paintings Disappeared
- Six Charged With Reprogramming Key Fobs, Reselling Stolen Autos in US and Africa
- Maryland Top Court Nixes Baltimore’s $152 Million Opioid Public Nuisance Verdict
- People Moves: HUB’s Drayer Joins Patriot Growth as Northeast President
- NYC Begins 10 Days of Flying Taxis With Manhattan-JFK Flights
- CFTC Sues New York to Block Oversight of Prediction Markets
- Maine Governor Blocks First State Freeze on New Data Centers
- NTSB Cites LaGuardia’s Runway Safety System in Collision That Killed 2 Pilots
- Marketplace 4 Insurance Buys Maryland’s Swann Agency
- Mass. Top Court Upholds $56 Million Damages Award Against Philip Morris
- New York to Lose $74 Million Over 33,000 Licenses for Immigrant Truckers
- Northeast Flower and Fruit Farmers Grapple With Whiplash Weather
- People Moves: Lawley Adds Employee Benefits Consultant, Insurance Advisor
- New Jersey Lawmakers Weigh Future of New Flood Rules
- Wall Street Law Firm Apologizes for AI ‘Hallucinations’ in Court Filing
- Ex-CEO, Ex-CFO of Bankrupt AI Company Charged With Fraud
- FedEx to Pay $280,000 to Settle Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
- World Insurance Buys Long Island Agency
- New York Claims Coinbase and Gemini Titan Prediction Markets Are Illegal Gambling
- People Moves: SterlingRisk Promotes Waterman to Deputy CEO, Beres to COO
- Federal Judge Blocks Trump Actions Stymieing Wind, Solar Projects
- New York Lawmakers Revive Bill to Curb Distressed Sovereign Debt Lawsuits
- Amish Mother and 6 Children Killed in Explosion and Fire at Pennsylvania Home
- DC Water Facing Federal, State Lawsuits Over Potomac Sewage Spill
- Woman Allegedly Took Disability Benefits From Conn. Job While Working in Mass.
- 100-Year Hurricane in NYC Could Cost Insurers More Than $100B: KCC
- Skydiver Rescued After Crashing Into Virginia Tech Stadium Scoreboard
- Man With AR-Style Pistol Arrested at Aetna Headquarters Without Incident
- Judge Blocks GE Vernova From Ending Work for Vineyard Wind
- Pennsylvania Firefighters Back on Job After 6-Day Insurance Lapse
- NYC Mayor Eyes City-Run Insurance Program for Affordable Housing
- NYC SantaCon Charity Fundraiser Was More Con Than Claus, Authorities Say
- House Advances Safety Bill Addressing Deadly Copter-Plane Collision Near Washington
- NYC Heat Builds as Midwest Faces Bigger Storm Threat
- Mustard Maker Caught Pumping Pollutants Into River for Years and Lying About It
- Maryland Secures $2.2 Million Lead Paint Settlement From Tower Owner and Contractor
- On Second Thought, Maryland Won’t Expand P/C Claims History Rule
- Maine Legislature Approves First State Moratorium on Big Data Centers
- NFP Acquires New Jersey’s Hamilton Group
- Fire Departments Halt Service Due to Lapse in Workers’ Compensation
- Bodies of 2 Workers Found Days After Collapse at Hospital Parking Garage
- World Insurance Adds C&A Agency Serving New York’s Diverse Communities
- Pennsylvania Approves 1.2% Workers’ Compensation Costs Reduction
- Connecticut Senate Confirms Hershman as Insurance Commissioner
- Connecticut High Court: Injured Rental Car Occupants Covered for Uninsured Motorist
- Prosecutor Identifies Victim in Fatal Shooting at New Jersey Chick-Fil-A
- 1 Killed, 6 Injured in Shooting at Chick-Fil-A in New Jersey
- Vineyard Wind Sues to Block GE Vernova From Abandoning Wind Farm
- Meta Must Face Massachusetts Lawsuit Alleging Social Media Harms Children
- NYC Helicopter Crash Prompts Push for New Tourist-Flight Rules
- Parents Charged After Child Is Hurt Crawling Into Wolf Area at Zoo
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Negative for Oswego County Mutual
- People Moves: Insurance Advisory Partners Names Caltavuturo as Partner
- Judge Tosses PETA’s Lawsuit Against American Kennel Club Over Dog Breed Health
- Maryland Reaches Settlement With Ship Owner, Operator Over Bridge Collapse
- Trump Appeals Civil Fraud Ruling, Citing Former Lawyer’s Testimony Doubts
- Contractor Faces $4.6 Million in OSHA Fines After Fatal Trench Collapse
- Judge Trims Wrongful Death Suit Claims Over Spicy Chip Challenge
- Nantucket Flight Returns After Part of Cabin Door Opens Midair
- Risk Strategies Claims Ex-Employees’ Talent and Customer Raid Has Cost It $900K
- How Maine Regulators Say They Saved Residents $5.8 Million on Insurance
- NYC Mayor Wants to Crack Down on ‘Bad Landlords.’ First He Has to Find Them
- Two Firefighters Killed in Collision During Search for Missing Woman
- King Risk Partners Acquires Its Sixth Connecticut Agency
- Connecticut Weighs P/C Insurance Surcharge to Fund Local Infrastructure Resilience
- As Coastal Homeowners Stock Up on Sand, Those Near Cranberry Bogs Pay Price
- March Sadness: 20,000 New Englanders Lose Out on $50 Million in Refunds
- After Airport Rejected Her Ad, Attorney Sued and Won. Now She Has Massive Billboard.
- Public Adjuster Charged With Stealing $80K of Clients’ Insurance Claims Funds
- Pioneering Female NFL Official Sues League Over Her Treatment and Firing
- Toymaker Hasbro Reports Cybersecurity Incident
- New York Restaurateur Charged In No-Fault Auto Insurance Fraud Scheme
- People Moves: Patriot Growth Names Bowie National Cyber Leader
- Judge Says Penn Must Turn Over Information on Jewish Employees to EEOC
- Man Charged in Phony Vehicle Accident Reporting Scheme
- Giuliani Fails to Get $10 Million Sexual Harassment Suit in New York Dismissed
- Vermont Defends Its Climate Superfund Law Against Trump Administration Lawsuit
- Delaware Judge Accused of Bias Reassigns Musk Cases
- People Moves: Galaviz Succeeds Patriot Growth Founder Gardner as CEO
- District of Columbia AG Wins $530K, Seeks $600K More From Bad Drivers
- Sole Proprietor Need Not Notify Insurer of Injury by Deadline for Workers’ Compensation
- New York City Sues to Ban ‘Unlawful’ Empower Ridehail App
- Albany Diocese Reaches $148 Million Agreement With Abuse Survivors Committee
- Teens Get Probation for Making Fake Nudes of Students; Claim Against School Expected
- Baseball Player Sues His Parents, Alleging They Are Misusing His Money
- Lawsuit Alleges Microbetting Product by DraftKings, FanDuel, NFL Leads to Addiction
- Totalis Program Underwriters Acquires Home/Flood Insurance Specialist ShoreOne
- People Moves: RT Specialty Environmental & Construction Practice Elevates Four
- Married Massachusetts Insurance Brokers Plead Guilty to Defrauding Clients of $750K
- Maryland Top Court Tosses Baltimore and Annapolis Climate Change Lawsuits
- Housing Finance Chief Pulte Makes Insurance Fraud Allegations Against NY AG James
- EXPLAINER-Can US Government Be Held Liable for LaGuardia Airport Collision?
- Harvard Faces Pressure From Two New Trump Administration Probes
- Baltimore Sues Elon Musk’s xAI Over Grok Sexual ‘Deepfakes’
- Six People Injured After Floor Collapses at New Hampshire Wedding Venue
- Safety System Failed to Alert LaGuardia Tower Before Crash
- People Moves: Maryland Appoints Two Associate Insurance Commissioners
- EPA Promises Ruling on New Hampshire Repeal of Vehicle Inspections by Summer
- NY Lawmakers Urged to Have Faith in Auto Insurance Reform Numbers. But Do They?
- Harvard Sued by Justice Department Over Alleged Antisemitism on Campus
- Two Pilots Killed, Dozens Injured in Jet Collision With Fire Truck at LaGuardia Airport
- Negligence Suit Filed Over Death of Former New York Yankee’s Teenage Son at Resort
- Rural New York Insurance Agency Under Investigation, Police Report
- FAA Mandates Radar Checks on Helicopters and Planes Near DC Airport
- New Jersey Public Schools May Be Held Vicariously Liable for Sexual Abuse
- NYC Eyes Ending Legal Support For ex-Mayor Adams in Sexual Assault Lawsuit
- Penn. Seeks $2.6M Penalties From Utility Over Deadly Explosion at Chocolate Factory
- People Moves: MEMIC Promotes Jarrard and Roberts; Khurana Joins Patriot Growth
- ‘Tag Man’ Charged With Title-Washing $3.8 Million in Stolen Luxury Autos
- Does Workers’ Compensation Cover Employee Injured Performing a ‘Common Courtesy’?
- Rikers Island Corrections Officer Cops to Falsifying Workers’ Compensation Claims
- Major Offshore Wind Farm Trump Tried to Halt Finishes Construction
- Patriot Growth Adds Morse Agency in Massachusetts
- Woman Admits Stealing Checks From Builder and Maryland Automobile Insurance Fund
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Amica Group
- Insurer Wants Its $3.5M Back Because City Delayed Reporting Claims for 5 Years
- New Jersey Secures Win in Long-Running Case Over PDX’s Worker Misclassification
- US Charges Man Accused of Selling Gun to Old Dominion University Shooter
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Stable for Farmers Mutual Fire
- Repairs Completed on Ruptured Pipe That Leaked Sewage Into Potomac River
- Judge Weighs If Penn Must Produce Jewish Employees’ Records for Antisemitism Probe
- 40 Cars Recovered in Takedown of Million Dollar Stolen Vehicle Sales Operation
- AM Best Revises Outlooks to Positive for Plymouth Rock Assurance Group
- Viatris Settles Lawsuit Over Use of Maryland Woman’s Cells in Drug Research
- Appeals Court Overturns $481M Award to Columbia University Over Software Claim
- People Moves: MEMIC Group Names Keck as East Vice President
- Coast Guard Rescues 3 Fishermen Whose Ship Sank in Maine’s Boothbay Harbor
- Officials Declare Barge Fire in Delaware Bay Under Control
- People Moves: Andover Cos. Names Nadeau, Duchette; Plymouth Rock Appoints Seaborn
- Judge Upholds New York Workers’ Comp Board Ban Against Spinal Surgeon
- Coast Guard and First Responders Battle Fire on Scrap Metal Barge in Delaware Bay
- Virginia Boater Files Class Action Against DC Utility for Potomac River Sewage Spill
- Rhode Island Man Admits He Failed to Pay Taxes on Catalytic Converter Thefts
- Risk Theory Acquires New York City Property, Habitational MGA Roundhill Express
- For Survivors, Rhode Island Clergy Abuse Report Brings Vindication and Demands
- Jarring Alarms Out as New Firehouse Dispatch Systems Aim to Ease Stress
- Federal Appeals Court Denies Workers’ Compensation Claim for Cannabis Edibles
- Plane That Crashed in Maine Spent Too Long on Runway After Deicing, NTSB Says
- Search Ends for Survivors After Fishing Vessel Sank Off Cape Cod, Killing 2
- High-Tech Snowplows and AI Help Cities Recover From Storms, Cut Insurance Claims
- People Moves: Green Tree Risk Names Page; TDC Specialty Appoints Spina
- Richmond National Expands Glen Allen Office
- Virginia Could Pave Way for Self-Driving Cars and Trucks by 2028
- Maine’s Local Governments Spent $3 Million of Its Opioid Settlement Funds Last Year
- Report Lays Out Decades of Child Sex Abuse by Clergy in Rhode Island Diocese
- Primary Carrier’s Insolvency Triggers Excess Carrier’s Obligation
- People Moves: Merchants Insurance Appoints Walkup as Head of Claims
- New York City Paid $117 Million Last Year for Police Misconduct Settlements
- Painter Fraudulently Collected $10K in Workers’ Comp After Returning From Injury
- Justin Timberlake Sues to Block Release of Police Video From 2024 Drunk Driving Arrest
- New York Taxi Insurer Failed to Defend Uber in Crash Cases, Judge Says
- Maine County Rebuilds Its Destroyed Dunes. It’s Just the Start to Save the Coastline
- Judge Rejects Shell’s Bid to Overturn Arbitration Award With Venture Global
- NYC to Install Red Light Cameras at 600 Intersections by Year End
- King Risk Partners Continues New York Expansion With Acquisition of PRL Associates
- Novartis Settles Lawsuit by Lacks’ Estate Over ‘Stolen’ Cells
- Delaware High Court Upholds Elon Musk-Led Overhaul of State’s Business Law
- Bird Flu Devastates 7.4 Million Pennsylvania Chickens in a Month
- US Judge Again Refuses to Allow New Hampshire to Abolish Auto Inspections
- AI-Generated Job Ads Discriminated Against US Workers, Says Civil Rights Unit
- New York Sues Video Game Developer Valve, Says Its ‘Loot Boxes’ Are Gambling
- Gas Explosion Engulfs House in Flames, Injures Mother and Child in Massachusetts
- Many State Flood Maps Are Not Up to Date. Connecticut Is Trying to Fix That.
- Safety Insurance Drove Up Net Income by 40% in 2025
- Cleaning Up Potomac River Sewer Spill Could Take Months
- Judge Dismisses Ex-Commissioner’s Lawsuit Alleging ‘Systemic Corruption’ in NYPD
- AI Lost Out to Traditional Models in Forecasting NYC’s Blizzard
- Deep-Sea Tech Being Deployed to Find Sunken Fishing Boat Off Massachusetts
- People Moves: SAN Group Names Marcou; Underwood Joins Alliant
- Tow Truck Operator and Used Car Dealer Sentenced for Car Theft Scheme
- Blizzard Caused Up to $38 Billion in Estimated Damage, Economic Loss: AccuWeather
- Over 2,000 Flights Canceled, 380,000 Homes Without Power as Storm Effects Continue
- Amica Insurance Ad Campaign Features Celtics Star Tatum’s Comeback From Injury
- Insurer Ducks Claims by Models Over Strip Clubs’ Use of Their Images Without Consent
- Former Connecticut Police Chief Arrested for Allegedly Stealing From Department Funds
- FEMA to Help With Sewage Spill Into Potomac River
- New York City Isolated by Snowstorm as Thousands of Flights Canceled
- New York City’s Last Striking Nurses Approve New Contract
- Northeast States Under Emergency as Snow Falls Amid Blizzard Warning
- New York Governor Hochul Pulls Robotaxi Expansion Proposal
- Delaware High Court Rescues Cyber Insurers’ Subrogation Claims
- EEOC Sues Coca-Cola Distributor It Says Excluded Male Employees From Event
- People Moves: MIA Names Thornton, Matthewson, Fountain; Trucordia Appoints Dunning
- District of Columbia Seeks Federal Help for Potomac River Sewage Spill
- State Drops Charges Against NJ Political Power Broker, Insurance Exec Norcross
- US Attorney for DC Pirro Sues Her NY Hometown for $250K Over Trip-and-Fall
- Camden Diocese’s Sex Abuse Claims Fund to Get $180 Million Boost
- SterlingRisk Acquires Transportation Specialist ASZ International
- Judge Dismisses Charges Against 3 Officers Accused of Mistreating Prisoner
- Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Pennsylvania’s B&W Insurance Agency
- 3 Killed, 3 Injured in Shooting at High School Hockey Arena in Rhode Island
- Beacon Mutual CEO Spero to Retire in 2027; Vitale Named Successor
- OSHA Flags Safety Issues That ‘Exposed’ Workers to Explosion at US Steel Plant
- NYPD Official Charged With Taking Bribes From Firm Selling ‘Panic Button’ to Schools
- Former New Jersey Attorney General Platkin Opens Law Office
- Forest Service Gets Pushback on Plan to Use Controlled Burns in Green Mountains
- People Moves: Gavlick Named IICF Northeast Chair; Lawley Grows Benefits Division
- Former Pitt Women’s Basketball Players’ Lawsuit Alleges Abusive Coaching
- Gun Accessory Company to Pay $1.75 Million to Buffalo Supermarket Shooting Victims
- Summit Now Offers Workers’ Compensation in Pennsylvania and Delaware
- Chinese Insurer Owner to Sell NYC’s Waldorf Astoria After Acclaimed Renovation
- New York’s Mid-Hudson Insurance to Acquire Hanover Fire of Pennsylvania
- Local Regulators Deny Rezoning Request for Pennsylvania Data Center Development
- Injured Employee Loses Evidence Spoliation Bid Over Video Erased by Employer
- Maryland Traffic Fatalities Declined 18% in 2025
- Probe Begins Into Maine Pulp Facility Chemical Release That Killed Intern, Injured 9
- Majority of Striking New York Nurses Announce Tentative Deal With Hospitals
- Workers’ Compensation Insurer Beacon Mutual Dealing With Ransomware Attack
- Man Convicted in Commercial Learner’s Permit Scam Using Bluetooth
- Trump Demands $1 Billion From Harvard as Prolonged Standoff Appears to Deepen
- Concrete Firm Pleads Guilty to OSHA Violation That Led to Worker’s Death
- Fire at Pennsylvania Hospital Forces Evacuation of Dozens of Patients
- Freight Train Derails in Connecticut, Sending Cars Carrying Liquid Propane Into River
- People Moves: NFP Appoints Spencer in Northeast; Lawley Promotes 3 Partners
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